Green Guides Update Focuses on Clear Environmental Principles for Manufacturers and Consumers (June 28, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) – ISRI provided comments to the recent update to the FTC Green Guides in order to dispel confusion by manufacturers and consumers. The recycled materials industry works daily to recycle products and packaging that keep the supply chain moving. The…
Recycled Steel Company Called ‘Pioneer’ for Both Sustainability and Profitability ISRI Brand Leadership Council Member Microsoft Also Recognized for AI Work (June 21, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) – ISRI today congratulated Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. for being named to the TIME100 list of the 100 Most Influential Companies. ISRI Brand Leadership Council member Microsoft also made the list of 100 companies that are making…
(May 25, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) On behalf of therecycled materials industry, ReMA today expressed thanks to U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) for his long-time leadership in Congress, including co-founding the Recycling Caucus. Senator Carper established the Senate Recycling Caucus with his colleague former Sen. Olympia Snow in 2004 as a way to promote the…
The ReMA Scrap Specifications Guide in Print for More than a Century Now Available Online (June 15, 2023 – Washington D.C.) ISRI has launched a digital version of the ReMA Specifications Guide at ISRISpecs.org, providing an online framework for buyers and sellers of recycled materials and products across the globe. For more than 100 years, the…
ISRI2023 Convention and Exposition Realized More Than 6,600 Attendees **Images Attached** (May 9, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) – Shattering all prior records, more than 6,600 attendees participated in the ISRI2023 Convention and Exposition in Nashville. From April 17-20, ReMA gathered in Music City Center to recognize national award recipients, learn about developments in the recycled materials industry,…
Remarks Represent Stina’s First Public Presentation of the 2021 Data at ISRI2023 Convention and Exposition (April 20, 2023, Washington, D.C.) – Today at ISRI2023 in Nashville, Nina Butler, CEO of Stina, Inc., reported on the recently released 2021 U.S. Post-consumer Plastic Recycling Data Report. Co-funded by ISRI, Association of Plastic Recyclers, U.S. Plastics Pact, and…
Creative Entries from Across the Country Focus on the Importance of Recycling (April 18, 2023, Washington, D.C.)– ReMA and JASON Learning presented the winners of the 2022-2023 Youth Video and Poster contest today at the organization’s ISRI2023 Convention and Exposition. Contestants in grades K-12 submitted original posters or videos that communicated one central theme…
(March 24, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) –ISRI, theVoice of the Recycling Industry®,has named Sean Daoud as the recipient of its 2023 Young Executive of the Year Award.Daoud was selected for the honor due to his numerous contributions and accomplishments within ReMA and the recycled materials industry as a young professional. He is an industry professional…
(Washington, DC) – Recognizing recycling stewardship among state gubernatorial successors, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, is proud to announce that Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II today was presented with the third annual 2022 Recycling Impact Award. ISRI, along with the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA), presents the award annually to…
(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA), and Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) issued a joint letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan citing best practices for safe recycling and labeling of lithium batteries. The letter is in response to the EPA’s Request for…
(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, on June 30, delivered testimony before the House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change on how recycling in the U.S. isn’t broken but rather strong, and getting stronger. ReMA Chief Lobbyist Billy Johnson delivered powerful remarks, including how residential recycling, the sector most people…
(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Board of Directors will consider the following proposed changes to the Guidelines for Plastic Scrap that were approved by the ReMA Plastics Division on June 14, 2022 at its upcoming Summer Board Meeting to be held in Washington, DC on July 14, 2022: Bale Specifications: HDPE Colored…